Chapter 189: The Phantom Shadow Under the Night Sky

Just the fifteen fully grown berry trees alone produce quite a few berries every month, not to mention the crops planted across the vast fields; a single warehouse simply cannot hold it all.

"I can understand your request; crop storage is a major challenge for every farm. It's fine in spring, as crops can be stored for a long time in suitable conditions, but come summer, I'm afraid..."

The foreman scratched his head and calmly stated the farm's current fatal problem.

"Other farms use freezers for storage, which not only consumes considerable electricity but also requires high costs to construct. Even taking a step back, one would need to purchase many freezers, but your farm's environment, how shall I put this, lacks a modern atmosphere, haha."

Luo Mu could hear the foreman's tactful implication: his farm lacked traces of modern technology, the ground was unpaved, farm work relied entirely on Pokémon, and at night there were no streetlights, making it impossible to see one's own hand before one's face.

Even the electricity came from small wires strung from nearby, barely enough to supply a single house, leaving no conditions for operating a freezer or a large number of freezers.

Regarding this, Luo Mu already had a plan; before summer arrives, he just needs to add one or two Ice-type Pokémon to the farm. By then, wouldn't a natural ice cellar be no worse than a mechanical freezer?

Moreover, Dragonite knows the Ice Beam move, and Swampert knows Ice Punch; the conditions are not lacking. In the world of Pokémon, making good use of Pokémon power is the true way.

Thinking thus, Luo Mu spoke: "Please go ahead and build two more warehouses of the same specifications on the side for me. As for the storage problem in summer, I will have a way to solve it by then."

The foreman had no doubts; judging by Luo Mu's Pokémon alone, his identity was clearly not simple, and he likely had many solutions. Rather than overthinking it, it was better to accept this order and solidify the relationship with Luo Mu, this future major client.

After the foreman left the farm with the new contract, Luo Mu stretched lazily and muttered: "Meowstic has been gone for quite some time now; why hasn't there been any news yet?"

His anticipation for a Butler Pokémon had reached its peak; he hoped someone wouldn't tell him the application hadn't been approved.

Ding-dong~

The phone in his pocket rang; Luo Mu quickly pulled it out, and upon seeing the sender displayed on the screen, his eyes lit up: "This is too coincidental; speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives."

【Geeta: The matter regarding that Pokémon Butler Academy in the Kalos region has been settled. Let me know when you have time to travel to the Kalos region, and I will submit your application.】

Luo Mu checked the date; today was exactly March 15th. Lei Si and Paul had visited the farm the day before yesterday, yesterday he had called the foreman to discuss the details of building the chicken coop, and today the work was completed.

Furthermore, the invitation letter from Chairman Zhi Mi offered a very flexible timeframe; between March and May, he would be staying in the Kalos region, welcoming Luo Mu's visit at any time during this period.

Half of the spring break had already passed, and the second semester of this year at Grandma Ju Zi's Academy would soon begin. Since he was going to the Kalos region, he needed to set aside at least seven days.

During this time, he also had to arrange various matters big and small on the farm, and take care of the affairs concerning Growlithe and Moltres. After some deliberation, Luo Mu finalized the schedule.

【Luo Mu: Then I will depart on March 21st. After arriving in the Kalos region, I will contact them regarding the specific visit time. Is that acceptable?】

【Geeta: No problem.】

Late at night.

Due to the lack of streetlights, apart from some Pokémon with decent night vision, most Pokémon on the farm chose not to wander around under the cover of darkness, having developed the good habit of rising early and retiring early.

Luxray had just finished the final round of patrol, and even it was feeling somewhat weary, let alone the two little tails trailing behind it—Growlithe and Stoutland, who had volunteered to join the late-night patrol.

The two little dogs now looked no different from wandering spirits of the night; their steps were floating and unsteady, swaying as they walked just like ghosts.

Luxray subtly yawned, glanced at them helplessly, decided it was about time to rest, and led the two Pokémon toward the house.

Long after Luxray had departed, deep in the bushes not far from the outer fence of the farm, a pair of large eyes suddenly snapped open.

Finally, it had waited for its opportunity.

Based on its observations over the past few days, this farm housed many powerful Pokémon; it dared not invade during the day, only daring to make a move under the cover of night, long after that powerful guardian had departed.

Now that the powerful guardian had finally left to rest—it had observed for many days that this period of rest would last until dawn broke, only then would that guardian resume patrolling.

It was time to act now!

The black figure hidden in the bushes nimbly climbed over the fence without making a sound; its jet-black body, nearly blending into the night, skillfully made its way to the warehouse where numerous foods were stored.

It had observed for a long time and confirmed that this warehouse was where those detestable humans usually stored their food.

It wanted to do as before and poison this human just like the people on those other farms.

However, directly smearing venom onto the fruits on the crops might arouse the other party's suspicion, so this time it would have to change its method; it would simply sneak into the warehouse and smear the venom from its fingertips onto the food inside.

As for those Pokémon, there was no helping them; who asked them to live together with those detestable humans, the humans who had abandoned it.

It was not afraid of the other party detecting its venom; after all, it knew its own abilities inside out. As long as one consumed that food, it could produce venom of the same color, lacking any pungent odor and possessing only a sweet fragrance.

Even if there were Pokémon with keen senses of smell present, they would merely mistake it for the aroma of food and have their appetites greatly stimulated; before eating it, it absolutely could not be discovered.

Emitting a few slightly pathological chuckles softly, the Poison-type Pokémon's heart was filled with the joy of revenge; it nimbly opened the window, climbed into the warehouse, and began its exclusive act of vengeance.

At one moment, the bright moonlight, obscured by clouds, gently fell, illuminating the small lemur-like figure inside the warehouse with the opened window, frantically smearing venom.

The next day, Luo Mu got up very early.

For breakfast today, he planned to try something different and make flaky berry pies for the Pokémon.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Luxray on the ground looking puzzled and sniffing around; Luo Mu asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"Meow."

Luxray looked up with considerable distress to reply; it felt that there seemed to be a somewhat unfamiliar scent on the farm ground, which puzzled it.

"Oh."

Luo Mu nodded in understanding, let Luxray continue sniffing, and reminded it: "I'm going to the warehouse to get some berries; you continue with your task."

Luxray continued to lower its head and sniff, searching along the source of the scent, and called out once without lifting its head as a response.

Luo Mu smiled, accustomed to this; these actions were a manifestation of Luxray's sense of responsibility.

Stepping into his new slippers, Luo Mu walked over to the warehouse door.

Before opening the door, looking at the open warehouse window beside it, Luo Mu frowned, puzzled: "Did I forget to close the window yesterday?"

Scratching his head, Luo Mu opened the warehouse gate, took a deep breath to feel the fragrance rushing to his nose, and sighed: "The scent of the berries is becoming richer and richer; it seems I can make some excellent flaky berry pies."

I'm going traveling for two days starting tomorrow, so the extra chapters will have to be delivered in two days QAQ

(End of Chapter)